Prospect Insider - Fundraiser for Youth Baseball

Fundraiser for Youth Baseball

By Jason A. Churchill

By 10-31-2011

If you've followed Prospect Insider for any length of time you probably know that we like to help worthy causes raise funds. We raised over $4,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society two summers ago and helped out Cole, a five-year-old with a serious form of cancer.

For the record, Cole, now 6, is doing quite well, though he's not out of the woods yet, so cross your fingers!

This time I'm trying to help a youth baseball player, Brandon Jessee, raise money so he can honor his invitation to compete in the USA Baseball 14U team at their National Tournament in Arizona in June.

The tournaments are played at Peoria, Glendale and Goodyear.

In order to raise these funds, his team sells oranges. Yes, you read that correctly, they sell oranges to those in the Puget Sound area, from Olympia to Everett. It's $27 for a 20 pound case. Yep, 20 pounds! That's $1.35 per pound. At the grocery stores, oranges range from $1.49 per pound -- I checked myself tonight -- all the way to $1.69, depending on where you shop.

I bought a case myself last year; they are high-quality small oranges, so they are perfect for kids, and I used a lot of them by slicing them up and putting them in salads.

Brandon's opportunity to play in such a tournament could be critical in what opportunities for baseball he may have in the coming years when it comes to college, and perhaps even pro ball. And since I'd hate to see him miss out because it's an expensive trip, I'd like to help.

So I am going to buy another case this year, and I am offering a FREE 3-month subscription to anyone else who buys a case. Along with that will come a free digital copy of the 2012 Prospect Insider Handbook (you aren't going to want to miss this edition -- I am adding 50-100 more pages of scouting notes and reports on big league players).

For those that are already subscribers, you will receive a 3-month refund off your next subscription payment, and a copy of the 2012 digital handbook for FREE.

Click here to check out the product flyer.

The oranges are delivered in December, in person, so make sure you give the proper mailing address when ordering. After you place your order, send me an email and let me know so I can add you to the promo subscription list.

Click here to buy some oranges and send Brandon on his way!

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